___ N.E.2d ___ Timothy Fowler, defendant, appeals his conviction for reckless homicide and driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor following a jury trial in McDonough County. Defendant was sentenced to two years in prison on the reckless homicide verdict. On the intoxicated driving count a concurrent 364-day prison term was imposed. We affirm.

This tragedy began on June 22, 1979, at 10:30 p.m. when defendant, John Simpson, and Kurt McSperritt bought a bottle of Schnapps in Macomb. They proceeded to a party in Colchester where alcoholic beverages were served and consumed. At about 11:20 p.m. the trio left the party. At this point Fowler was "staggering a bit" and experienced difficulty in engaging his car's transmission. Nonetheless, he said he was "okay to drive," and he headed east on Route 136 toward Macomb. He passed a westbound police car at 70 miles per hour. The police stopped, turned, and followed. A liquor bottle and a beer bottle were ejected from the Fowler vehicle. Fowler passed a pickup truck at 80 to 90 miles per hour. Then he passed an auto on the right shoulder area of the road at a high rate of speed. Finally, the Fowler vehicle smashed into a vehicle travelling in the westbound lane. Two hours later, Gina Boncela died of injuries she sustained in that crash.

Six issues are presented for review: (1) whether the intoxicated driving conviction must be reversed because of insufficient evidence; (2) whether defendant was denied a fair trial due to prejudicial publicity; (3) whether defendant was denied a fair trial because of his trial counsel's incompetence, and the remarks and actions of the prosecutor and the trial judge; (4) whether error occurred in the admission of certain photographs; (5) whether the reckless homicide sentence was incorrectly imposed; (6) whether such sentence was excessive.

• 1 The failure of the People to present scientific evidence is not, as Fowler contends, a fatal flaw to his intoxicated driving conviction. A number of witnesses testified that Fowler was intoxicated at the scene of the collision. Arresting Officers Jon and Michael Carson said he smelled of alcohol, was staggering, and slurred his speech. At the Colchester party, off-duty Officer Butterfield testified that in his opinion Fowler was drunk at the party. Also, the erratic way Fowler operated his vehicle tended to indicate that he was intoxicated at the time of the crash.

A conviction for intoxicated driving may be sustained where the sole evidence of intoxication is the arresting officer's testimony. (People v. German (1974), 22 Ill. App.3d 389, 391.) The testimony of the People's witnesses was consistent, believable, and essentially unrebutted. To the extent of any conflict, it was the function of the jury, not the trial court or this court, to resolve it. Such evidence was more than adequate to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

During the trial, Fowler's attorney furnished the court a copy of an editorial which appeared in the Peoria Journal Star. Because the article advocated more punitive sentences for drunk drivers than existing penalties, the defendant argued the article was prejudicial. He asked the jury be polled as to whether they had read the article. After reading the article the trial court refused this request.

• 2, 3 Every newspaper feature which touches on aspects of an ongoing trial does not mandate interrogation of the jury as to the article's possible prejudice. The crucial inquiry is the analysis of the content of the publicity and its potential prejudicial effect. Such a resolution is the trial judge's responsibility. Here, he concluded, the article's focus on sentencing drunk drivers had no prejudicial impact since the jury would not sentence the defendant. Moreover, we note, the story did not refer to the defendant or the cause specifically, but only a general class of offenders. (People v. Krueger (1968), 99 Ill. App.2d 431, 444.) Since the article was not demonstrably prejudicial, no reason existed to poll the jury and, therefore, denying defendant's motion was correct.

During opening statements defense counsel's remarks were objected to on four different occasions due to their argumentative nature. Defense counsel was admonished by the court in front of the jury because he continued to present his opening statement in such a fashion. Defense counsel objected to this limitation contending his opening statement was proper. Fowler now contends that defense counsel's conduct at this stage of the trial was incompetent and thereby denied him the effective assistance of counsel. We disagree.

• 4-6 To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show his counsel was actually incompetent in performing duties, and substantial prejudice resulted from such incompetency which would have caused a different outcome. (People v. Greer (1980), 79 Ill.2d 103, 120-21.) Consideration of trial tactics or strategy which are matters of professional judgment cannot support a claim of incompetence. In the instant case the People's opening statement painted a convincing scenario of evidence which, if believed, showed the defendant's guilt. Perhaps defense counsel felt obligated to resist the innuendo this statement created. Furthermore, in his argument to the court, outside the jury's presence, he consistently adhered to his position that his opening statement was proper and the court had improperly limited its scope. Although he was wrong as to this conclusion, this does not mean he was incompetent. In any event, we fail to see how any substantial prejudice accrued to the defendant because of this exchange on the initial day of the trial. Also, the trial court's admonition of defense counsel was proper, even in front of the jury, because of defense counsel's continuing argumentative oratory. Lastly, defense counsel's conduct, even if corrected, would not cause a different result in the event of a new trial.

• 7 The defendant contends the prosecutor's comments that defense counsel was "making speeches," as well as remarks made in closing argument were prejudicial. The People claim these issues have been waived. We agree.

Although the defendant objected to the prosecutor's comment during trial, he failed to include such alleged error in his post-trial motion. This is equally true as to any claimed prejudicial remarks in the People's closing argument. Accordingly, since not properly preserved for review, all such issues are waived. People v. Edwards (1978), 74 Ill.2d 1.

• 8, 9 Next, the defendant maintains the admission of certain aerial photographs of the collision site was improper. This is not so. The admission of photographic evidence rests with the discretion of the trial court and should not be overturned absent an abuse of discretion. The challenged photographs portrayed the site under changed conditions 10 months later. Neither remoteness in time, nor changed conditions, render such pictures inadmissible. This is especially true, as in the case at bar, since trial testimony of Officer Carson adequately explained to the jury changes in those conditions as they related to the actual depiction of the scene at the time of the crime. Under such circumstances the photographs would not mislead the jury and therefore they were admissible.

Finally, defendant raises two objections to the sentences imposed. Defendant cites (People v. Conover (1981), 84 Ill.2d 400) to support his claim the trial court considered an improper sentencing factor. Since causing serious bodily harm to a victim is implicit in every reckless homicide, defendant urges, such a factor cannot be employed as a statutory aggravating factor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2) to increase the length of his sentence. He claims it was so used, and since the record does not explain how much weight the trial judge accorded it in ...

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